Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25
sACRAMENTAL SUNDAY.
Nearly Four Hundred New Members for
DR.. Talmage.
Grand Success of the Celebrated Brooklyn
Divinc's Latest Revival at the iaDter-
nacle-..This Day Shall Ee Unto You for u
Memorial,

Diyinc.s Latest Revival at the Tabicr-
nacle-.This Day Shall Le Unto You LOT "
Memorial"
BnooKLys, March G.-This is sac.n-
mental day in the Brooklyn labernacie'
andthe sermon is preached atthe reception
of 347 new members. making $50 received
during the present revival, SO that the com com
municnnt membership now is i,05l. The
lev. T. Dewitt IalmaSe, d. D., the pas
tor, gave the right land Of fellowship to
the new members, and baptized about
ninety. The audience sang:
Bless be the tie thut binds
Our hearts in Christian love.
There was n great arch OF Towers over tho
pulpit, containing the words: II believe
in the communion Of saints.' DIR. Talmage
took two texts: l Chronicles, xiii, .:
And four thousand praised the Lords"
and Exodus, Mi, IA: This day shall he
When week before last the COMMUNICATE
membership of this church passed into the
1000. now reaching 4,O5l, the first part OF
nv text came to r.y mind. and l %icthought
myself what a grand thing it would be il
the 1000 Of onl commitment membership
would. like the 4,GG0 of the ancient
Temple, make it their lifetime business to
praisesthe Lord. Let them all take harp
and timbrel and anthem and doxology!
The ~allusion OF my second text is to the
Passover, which commemorated the de-
liverance of the children of Israel ~ the
night when the destroying angel sped
through the land of.Egypt, destroying the
enemy but saving the Israelites, because
on the doorposts of their dwellings was
spripklcd the blood of n lamb. To-day We
come 10 celebrate n grander Passover. all
peril going away from our soul at the sight
| of the sprinkled blood of the Lamb OF God
on the door, osts of oar hearts. Christ.
our Passover, sacrificed for us. This day
shall be unto yon for a memorial"
The sacralnental Sabbath, whether it
comes in an American church or an Eng
lish chapel, or a Scotch kirk. is more i'm
p~ressive than any other Sabbath. Its light
is boiler, calmer, sweeter: its voices more
tender, its touch is softer, its memories are
more chastened. The fruits OF the Chris
tian life suddenly ripcn like orchards on the
hill fronting the south. The wine of the
holy sacrament seems pressed from the
grapes OF celestial vineyards, and the bread
broken seems 10 drop from the hand of
Him who parted the loaves for 5000. We
walk to the church of God with more
thoughtful face and with ouieter step. The
jubilant songs of other Sundays arc struck
through With pensivcness and are all
a-tremble with tears: and when at the close
of the service, ut the door we shake hands.
it is with n more cordia! grasp. because we
feel thrilling through our body and mind
and soul the great doctrines OF Christian
brotherhood; and orr minds go back to
our forefathers celebrating the sacrament
in times OF persecution in Scotland among
love of Christ, while they were
pursued of their enemies, pour
ing the wine into rough wooden
cups, dipping the waters Of baptism from
the mountain rock, until one day they
heard the voices of their enemies coming
up the hill, and the pastor cried out: ooh,
Lord, the Shepherd. have mercy on the
sheep!" and instantly there was n roaring
heard rs of great floods, and sure enough
n cloud had burst and there were great tor
rents running down the mountain side tina,
whelmed their foes with sudden wrath.
What a deliverance it was for them on that
mental day the cloud of Gods mercy might
burst and our sins be whelmed and oul
souls be saved! This is the amethyst OF
days. This is the pearl of days. This is the
diamond of days. This is the day of days.
Among the ten thousand million ages OF
eternity the first Sabbath of March, 1887,
will be to you significant and memorable,
for "this day shall be unto you" forever
and forever "a memorial one."
There is much in the scene of c-day to im-
press us, because it is n time of reinforce
ment. l used to remark that if l ever lived
to see our membership reach 1000
thought l would be willing to say With one
of old: 'Now, Lord, Hottest thouthy sew
ant depart in peace, for mine eyes have
seen thy salvation" But / AVE changed
my mind, and ! never so much wanted to
stay rs now, SO as TO see them all enlisted
for God and to watch their victories. What
might they not accomplish in the way of
making the world better if they were all
baptized with o double portion of the HOLY
Ghost -Four thousand That is four
full regiments, rs military men count a
thousand to a regiment. ] think not one
hypocrite among them. Taken into the
church sometimes in large numbers. but
change of heart. and evidence CT regener-
alton as though he or She were the only one
presenting himself or herself. Many of
our former member have passed away into
the skies and ave joined the church tri-
umphant, but we have 1900 moe left for
the church militant. To arms! Quit Won
like men! We want no reserve CORPS
among them. Go into action all of You.
some will be officers in command; some
Will make cavalry charge; some will be
sharpshooters; some will stand guard; some
will be Oh picket duty; many Of YOU will
belong to the rank ard file. Let there be
no tragglers, none OFT on furloueh. not
one deserter. With Christ for com.
mnnder-in-chief and the one starred. blood
striped banner OF mnnccr and cross to
lead the way, l give the order that the
general in the war gave, when RISING in
his s'irrups, his hair flying in The
wind, he cried ont till ali lie host
heard him: Forward! the whole line,n
There is also something in such ~ scene
to deeply impress one, because it rehearses
a death scene. Now you know, there is
something very touching in such an Incl
dent. Though you are in ~ hotel, and it is
q stranger that is dying, how softly YOU
move aboat the place, and if you come up
to his couch. it is with uncovered head.
Even the voice of the jester is stopped and
when the eyes of that stranger are closed
it is with emotion. I3ut / am to tell Won
this morning of II death such as has never
before or since occurred. When we die.
we die for ourselves and the crises il nile.
waited by all beneticent ministries. Bath
ings for the hands, bathings for the head.
bathlngs for the feet the light turned
down low or set in just the right place; ali
the offices of affection about us when we
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